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p Prejudice ; , i; VOL. 2 .ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. EVENING, FEBRUARY 2. 191 y No Ultim s .... - . ' - ' ' ". -' ' iCt. 5 t -: S S. . ; t atum to Gcrmasiy This the OrilyVOff icial Word From j White House Up to Noon Today I MdMiiMot Are That Pfesi- I flent Has Nbt;)Vlade ,Up His Mind. BREAK BELIEVED INEVITAtelF i r s WhfleNaaWAwaitsPefirUteStatfe- ." . ment oii P61icyBernstof f Packs His-Tfunk -.4 - By Dniyj. Jroot) v Waghington! Feb i "Nothing - ia onJ?ortra ta Oarmany yet" - as the only official y word ..forth comlnj" it noon Jn regard to ' the ' Cermin-Amerlca situation. . ; InaionyUre thitthePfeBlt has ' noV't yit reached decision ' -1)ut''la etlll 'J tnigUng ith the f Wost ' aerlouB- ctlsla he " hat', had to 'z ' lri""t since thejEnropeaa i waretart- i. 'V-',-v""':'.. y"r t. The. official . itutement quoted it taken"., abvifonsly , lneanlnj that . V the. Administration had not at thli '; time communicate In any way r i with Ambassador Bernstoiff There is alo i itrong hint that some an nouncement of this governments; ? , Intentions "may'? be looked for wlth ; In twentyfoar hours.. This an- noun cement may come today after the cabinet meeting ? heglnnlng at -tji 2:J0 nd which may" laatiwell., on towara evening. ! - Another possible Indication that , sUtement may be looked 'or.- by tomorrow comes in a statement it- ined by ; the State Depart- ; . inent to the "effect that th erequest " d instrnctlon to Amerlcao ships "' to( their sailing tnteht be looked , - .'tor. by Saturday. U Obviously ths government must take" its position v before inch Instructions can be iv. . That there wtll be n0 hurried or ; ' " feclpltte action : seems certain . Borne officials believe that the .President mayevn await to hear ' from Gerard an official interpreta - tlon of "certain" phase "of the Get ; man note. The fee'.ljm. however, ('predominates 4n official circle that -; , break wttn Germany .must m 'V ' evltably come' If ' Gerany Insists In ;, 'carrjing out , the letter of her an v3p"ceiaent, 'of Intentions. -O. Behind thia feeling, however, ie fcn6therone U of uncertainty as ; jfeel that th8 unexpected is . ' just what may e looked' for from Resident Wilson. . . " , A whole , official Washington is .ot so pessimistic, "as yesterday. f Anoyance Is expressed""at"the" put v k'lng attitude of Ambassador Bern ' etorf . Almost studied . gloom sur " r fcounda the Teuton Embassy Officials iare nnaWe to understand the '.' de- ,v' . ciaratlons,' pndonled in German 'clr- 5 ,lcle8r: that 'the German Ambalssadoi ; X Thai his trunks ; all - but packed for .A his departure . - gotnev believe; that! his Intentions in this U o warn ' . the 'Americans - from . the Danger iti Vf. J.- BRYAN .DEPLORES CER - MANY'S NEW MOVE BUT IN- SiaT8.::THAT-TM2.-tW'AtiOr jOR, AMERICA l$: UNALTERED, ; . . "v.;tBy TJnJted press) . - aWshlngton,- Feb. J .-jThe new move by Germany deplorable as it is, -has not' changed the situation", ealid William Jennings Bryan, while passing, through AYaefilngton today" en 4)ute to New York. ' . '.'Whatever the result rpt . ,Germ;aa renewej' submarlne actlvitlies, "the United States must not be induced W jdin' hand, wUth the' Allies". ; Wants Submarines 1 UnItod Tnufi ip-f - Wafihlnfton, Teh "2 Senator -Poln I S-1,11)81 HOT JillHEtUES Guard inp1 Panama Canal Wf united Prestr Washington, Feb. J. Because of the possibilities rot danger from the present international situation, ar my officials have taken Steps . for extra precaution in guarding the Pamama Danal. i f L 1 ! -. tit. mum oKtii . 5 r-rfa-V-: ;.ir - 1iM '. : ' ' GERMANY'S iNEW SEA WARFARS I N ACTIVE 'FORCE n WITHOUT DEtAY? Orti HESITATION 7 1 .til-!, ' . -(By United Press J .tjoridon.1 Fehl 1-TodayV ecore'fa Qennany's fhew"seal warfare ; tvluJ ed ' the' Norwegian.' steamer, Portia; which 'it la' "announced "here, . 1 'Mi teen mi?j V'S f , t v TWO OTH ER VICTIMS V -f "Otfiers 'reported" sunk! are the 'Kar wegian'i Vte'amer; '"JteklsJ ' iand'Itaven bourneT --'r v - ifVJS HOT SENT -. BY TELEGRftLl TESTIMONY. TODAY ' ADDS -' TO CROVINQ BEL(EF 'THAT LEAK HAPPENED BY MAIL OR TELE- )NE. '7- . - (By united , Press) i,,,, ; 'New York, Feb; I. Frank WclC employed by , the, brokerage.. Ana t of the, Ilutton jCompany, told he House I t ak Committee today that , fce, did 1. 1 see any messages from." Waab L . v a . rjwc?crttir ' tan--log's ' announcement ' r and if he 'had he would .hav'eattached little" 1& puhanVe'1ltb,'ihein..Hiiiadbissi6o ;at; he had, not'!seenahf Wes'saies1 a'a 'Sackedjty th tesUttiony Frank Packard , and Joseph Beckef. tc! ,raph bpera,t6rsHhai; tnevdii' pi inn letuiuony gave, cojor kViiin, 3ei J."Ua!' warning to the of ue Recalled iff? Tin ?Ti :"' 1 " I v, - - ... ..... I . . i .SiTQ'Port: - - .', , . L pronouncement - was ( knopn,, Time.jor .mauim pftiscussion , ov er the,' telephone. , ,T - . ! i. i'f(-4Vr'lnitt frees)' 5" Rotterdam Feb. t ,The Holland American Jner; i flTew Amsterdam; thnt. sailed . from Ttotterdata Tttjirs day . was."fecalled"'ttfJ- porj today by' official orders.' U-..-V . - At Live (By United Press) ' Liverpool.. Feb. I. American cot ton 'opened at $8 points4 do jrft ' this morning. " " PLAY EDENTON TONIGHT , : The .Elisabeth; City v high" School basket ball boys will play the Eden ton boys tonight 04 the Y. M C A ftobr, and invite the "public to show their pride in the home tean on this ooesiionT'? 'r'Vi''. P'iv.yifjty.''' !io;,i;iiiEit f-( By United Press) , ,,vr Bueooj Aires, i Feb. South, A morica 4svfar from. united, in ,vle. Ins, GeTman,y's'.,announcement tol her. new sea" warfare-',. The widest di verjanca In'lew is apparent ' In dispatches iPiKliins?" h"ere t.ls Faj3626t u;ipOB4-4Cera.iu a move indlaVe ohfrs-,sympathiie with SaysGovcramat Sii; r. i GOntrol Wirele 6 . - FrdnkUiiPQevelV y?"&e:.Umte Shows Dan Of Uncontrolled Wireleca an&jSSe of War : 1,111(111 IIS , Ti;s!t? Neutrals Wait For America 11 . - i-' (By United Press) London, Feb. i.-European neut rals are awaiting America's decision regarding Germany's sew move be fore actlnig themselves, It is said. Messrs. Leonard Woodhous and Willi, Dowdy of Grandy were In the city PrHdey".; ' ' ' Investigate Stock Exchange Or United Preisi Washington, Feb. ?-rTbe Senate" today adopted a resolution, intro duced by Senator Ellison Durant Smith of gouth' (jarpllna, ButhoTiz lng the Attorney Oenerai tq inves tigate : buying and selling contracts on the New York Exchange . r" Planters - charge " the exchange with Buying contracts at lower' i-r gures than spot , cottcn would bring in the South. : DELAYED bV WRECK Capt. ,E B Probst Of Manteo pas Bed through the city en route to, his home from ew'B'ern"Tne Cap-' ta)n said he had to -get. up from hi fcVtaanberth"ajt-;aPout; tour' &iot FHdav. mornfnz and walk a half a mile 'ocinftrjs,;ta.tl ifno' tofiturtlSerpj train. Traln'"4 did . not : got ; in CofflunityServiCG Greatest Meeting of Series ; , V .. . ' 1 5-:' .5-: -Vl'; -U. . I ,, ,,, . ' U !. -.r !. J 'I. lnstcadof six o clock, tala dflaybe-. lng Caused by a J rht reck 1 be twoen Wa.hlngfttayXNetftfl' 4 WILL CfcLLBnAI t MLtM UAY. " Satifrdtiy,.-' February 3rd. Jh Salem. Da r, and will be celebrated by all nae- of -Pstom r(t!','j' 1' , rDR, CLARENCE POE THE ALKRAMA THEATRE: Al , a.ym Saturday February' 3rd f ..j i'ia i vjjywCT Preventable Social Defects" T?HV rdially rnvftia ntoiear ahis r . wen Kuuwn anu singuiny guiea XNortn Jar- "Other .Att- T8V .'IHA:-. THC ENTIRE FIVF ARE IRE PORT ED- UNFAVORABLYU iBYJl THE .UAIIIl SUUIWM Raleigh Peba Ite&r defeating flv ducatlonal bills in the large JoW ommUtee meetlng.Thursday taora- ng. the educational statu. 4 was-j a- In static and the Vynamlo item- orally passed. . . A oi The House at the Thursday morn ' ng session j-eceived' reports' tttptinMall rive, four of whlifiH ;wew istate-woe nnd one local 'to. T Person. These jwere . ail before the Joint 'committee Tuesday afternoon 'when: nine' hours bf argumentjeft the'commfttc!-wtt1i rut a vote. Afcout one-fourth of the 'rinrfi trni!'T.F j. ........ r ... . ? a vUiit Cou. ...aue and..;, nearly ail were present'- at ths session . n . the pflicei of the Corporation Commle- piOB. ' ' ft-" K.'vr'i'T- 1 . The 4iUs have .been desllgnated variously. The. Page act provided for general county election of school boards, Democratic and Republican pllke. t The Turner bill prescibeil a central commission which, appoint ed these loSrUa "and gave minority representation in all counties, 'like wise changing tb.e ajx Pemocratlc counties that ow lave " ' their 'boards erected. '"' "The "McRary tillL the H' Republioan t ' measure, chose all county superintendents and boards by the people . The Oates bUl squinted at popular elec tloa but eonflned all nominations to tae; DemocraOc primaries, : , the overnor appolntlnlg as ; en admin istrative 1 officer. y-. oN0ne would have been elected in ..the general election.- The Tucker bill concern ed Person county only. ,, : .,, The McRary bill is said to have pbeen the most JlJ-fated. , Onl yflve voted for It, fv The Dates bill as subetltnte brhe "p)ige, tylMs un derstood itflif have recelveLiifl against J 9 .-.Thti' wasV Wghesl .iNd other lad,ft'vpeetf 'lit.' '.The 'm.lnort Ityf iwrt'were, jfie'aqa Speaker Murp$yristtggeted;'he;pro celdure. by which the bjlls mus ;be re!mue4.:frorn , .the ;, .nfatpttble, calendar i-vThurBdajp, of noxt week Februaryf.8;4Wjis nlme as the time.forbe special. Jiearlnr.' FRANKMN D. ROCSe;:lt (Assistant Seety pf the U 8 r arYAsalPf toaj Feh. . f-As a ; ufe.,1 safety the ; United c Goysrsnjent shpuld-assume a o(j0WXi wlrelees station iu , Militates;, except those t d In purely Jntra ;state:b us:.." j once.4 .jfjontrol. - ol cables t wlrasiJlsslmplsvbutiwirelesj easily., interfered v bjf utsidersi ,;Therr. -shoul J gojerjiuneit ewnershop ,ot aU v lWupparatut. in peace as .wt'l . jn,, waj. time, as matter of pu1 POfloy" VW;( ehouldnt : let t: matter; wait .wntil trouble is- t. "si.- 'jr'.- - - i-The sugjestion - ha'i ? been ' r. ' t'Congfess' and" ial .based fir ntal-'uponrtheSaracter i wireless telegraphy'.'vln land t grapa ttiet1 and "submarine ca! iM separate' wire' sends It , nleEages and ; docs 1 not 1 WUh'the s"cnd!r.g; rf i f " 'vi, '; tii.iuiita roi these wlrt4 h,l (s- matter which5 can' be "detei . ed ;r a Moment's ' hoticeV Tl j contrdi of these is 'ari' easy '.mats, r trbttt'lhe Willtsry brvi jnawl - poli.t f. vlsw;''-"-!" fciJ-f 1 ; V; ';' -iii.'ir , r ; Wireless Js entirely different . The , sending Md!."jrcevlng ma fciner. L "small t and "readijy 'tcmi teaiable , anl (the,( ctuiRr'tr8nni!s4 ion of . the. message' js through, thi wjyes .of rthe;air,T,The nioans cf course'i'that interference, Between messages increases' aec'essarily wst't the number. -cf messages' Sent un less a 'perfefct' systeniWlth a cen tral coatl is initiated. , The la crease "In the' nuWberrof Jlnst..::. tions all over flW; 'United 'Stat -j bal been greater than'the"-- dovol opment of science , -in-- respect 11 non Interference t and ?the! result la growing in Wfusioh.i' -ii ' ' 0.uit aside fromthe generr! question of the advlsabllllty of f.. Ubllshlng a government ; monopr ' the consideratioTis Id favor of gov ernment operation -ot wireless .. far outweigh , any,, possible -dlsadvauta-ges.:' , f ft' -t; -4 fi'lftti' y . - "i ;.i i i 'jyK r'.i Central, control t has been demon strated st0'be' .necessity'; 'it' 'can-' not be carried I out'lsuccessfully " ex-' cent by , actual 'overntnentbira tioivajid,, iBiqreiTOportaJnt'sstlll,' th". nj'llt ary" vftnt", nva ,Wtjuj"'3menirt are' sucli ' ibattfVodJbe nnsnfe,1 sppaking-Jn a oroad "sense, to wait unui jaiter,, aeciarauon, toi war nun- -! Tl'jO TUOUSIinD : RUSH TO STREETS rc'M perXture t foUr 'L rikLbwI ZERO .WrTEN QA3 EXPLOSION ROGKt BUILDING3V FOR . EV EflAjhj SQIJARE Ufe-'' my unmu rreasi 3V C4tKgWFWiAarfThW rorflve Inown dead,: and the polllce esti- ate that at least, thirty others lost their , JIsfesjA. gisfyijoalpn .that I 1' k 'III ( ' l II I F t k 14 rec M4 Jarf SitU'f as ffJoypn tpat Hctbiftbosl'ioRt: tide ear!yr,U-,Tt ,: ' V Two tliouund ii'aV .naKad. penplo jvere .drB roBj thjrj opjB with? tie temperature at tour neiow ierq Ivhen the buildings for severaF quores wftre rocked by the coneus-i ore,, taking - over, or . closing up dreds( and!( thousands of . small , in dividual, ' prlvately owned.; stations . ' e.Jonly('"aybyvik real; safety can be assured Is . tor . thh trol In limes, of peaqe alsoi" COi mi In. I. BOjr Is Shot ews reached' here :frora Weeks' nv4 1. V" V accldehUl 'shooting' "earlier "'lrt'' the dVyWGra'y':' aKed "li by (Dthai . rW, ' a' iadjiV about' W iaine a. Pa The two, -boys ..wore ..-out 1 nrn'" , tyiqu the;(ccidenlyoecBJed.. . , " Fui tfUfc! 'dctafli Jfive ' not l"c c n ' 1 eclved C. T, rraker!'br Pksvli!e'"v 1,.) 1 ' tl lit f. WANTS TO GO TO EUROI f l' ''" 4 f'li II ! I ,.t l- f g !- f. ' ' Mr. 1 Vnv ! '.' ( " ' !
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